The Secret Railroad facts for kids

The Secret Railroad is a cool animated TV show. It's also known as Les Voyages du Tortillard in French. This series was made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It had about 52 or 61 short episodes.

The show was first recorded in English. Later, it was also made into French. Peter Saunders produced the series. His company, Films du Train Secret, made the show. They worked with Societe Radio-Canada and a Canadian film development group.

Kids in the United States could watch it too. It aired on a show called The Great Space Coaster in the early 1980s.

Meet the Characters

This section introduces the main characters from The Secret Railroad. Each character helps make the show's adventures exciting.

Simon, the Young Engineer

Simon is the main character of the show. He is a young boy who finds something amazing. Simon discovers a magical steam locomotive! It is hidden in the basement of his apartment building. Simon becomes the engineer of this special train. He uses it to go on many magical adventures. Douglas Heintzman was the voice of Simon.

Mr. George T. Passenger

Mr. Passenger joins Simon on every adventure. He is an older man. In French, his name is Monsieur Globetrotteur. Mr. Passenger had been waiting for the train for many years. He waited until Simon finally found it. Neil Shee was the voice of Mr. Passenger.

Mélanie, the Clever Cat

Mélanie is Mr. Passenger's cat. She is always with him on their journeys. Mélanie has a special spot. She rides right on top of Mr. Passenger's tall stove pipe hat!

Stella, the Star-Haired Girl

Stella is another character who appears in each episode. She is a girl with unique star-shaped hair. Stella's role changes in every episode. For example, she might be a mermaid in an underwater adventure. But no matter what, her star-shaped hair always stays the same!

The Secret Railroad Theme Song

The show has a fun theme song that tells you about the adventures.

When you are feeling blue,

When you are feeling down.

Just do what Simon did;

Go underground.

Down there in the dark,

You hear a happy sound.

It's the secret railroad.

Adventure bound!

You better climb on board

the train's about to leave.

All you need is a passenger.

Your tickets, please!

Episode Adventures

Here is a list of some of the exciting episodes from The Secret Railroad.

• A cat's eye view
• A funny thing happened on the way to the railroad
• Animal trackers
• Back track
• Blue...genies...blues!
• Bridging the gaps
• Double Simon or quits
• Elementary my dear passenger
• Engine ills
• Fitting the parts
• Flights of fancy
• Ghost train
• Go wild west young man
• Gold rush railroad
• Hot the only way to travel
• I spy with my little train
• Invisible...man!
• Joly Roger railroad
• Mer-train
• Mr.Passenger's bag
• Near myths
• Next stop wherever
• Out of seasons
• Railroad puzzles
• Railway rhythms
• Reversible railroad
• Robin Dude
• Robot riddles?
• Rocky ride
• Safari so good
• Saturday night steam
• Scaredy cat
• Simon's secret
• Simon, Melanie, Stella, Mr.Passenger
• Slap control stick
• Smoke signals
• Spaced out Liliput
• Special railroad effects
• Stationary passenger
• Stealing the show
• Stella in space
• Stellapatra
• Super Sam
• Talking the night train
• The abominable snow child
• The great train game
• The last train in toyland
• The musical ride
• The spirit of the railroad
• The talking train
• Things that go bump in the tunnel
• Time machine train
• Tooth tracks
• Train bug
• Train in training
• Trainsylvania
• U.F.O...Oh!...Oh!
• Unwelcome on board
• Where there's smoke there's a dragon
• Which way switch
• Whistle stop tours